When we asked the Home Office what it had done to understand the risks before acquiring the Northeye site, it told us it did a “fair amount of due diligence” and repeatedly emphasised that “with the benefit of hindsight” 22 Qq 52, 53 23 Q 7; Home Office, Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, dated 2 December 2024 24 Qq 4–5 25 Q 7 26 Qq 4–5 27 C&AG’s Report, para 9, 1.13 12 it should have done much more.28 We received written ev...

When we asked the Home Office what it had done to understand the risks before acquiring the Northeye site, it told us it did a “fair amount of due diligence” and repeatedly emphasised that “with the benefit of hindsight” 22 Qq 52, 53 23 Q 7; Home Office, Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, dated 2 December 2024 24 Qq 4–5 25 Q 7 26 Qq 4–5 27 C&AG’s Report, para 9, 1.13 12 it should have done much more.28 We received written evidence from both Bexhill–on–Sea Town Council and the ‘No To Northeye’ campaign group, which highlighted concerns raised by local residents about site con Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: under_consideration